Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks dip as US-China talks finish early
Stocks are trading only slightly lower despite reports that the first round of face-to-face trade talks between US and Chinese negotiators since the 28 June G20 leaders' summit in Japan had come to an early conclusion.
London open: Stocks edge higher as pound extends slide
Stocks are moving slightly higher as the new government's plans for Brexit continue to weigh on Sterling.
London open: Fresh M&A and weaker pound push Footsie higher
Traders are pushing UK stocks higher on the back of fresh mergers and acquisitions news at the start of what is scheduled to be an exceedingly busy week on every front, geopolitical, macroeconomic and corporate.
London open: Stocks edge higher as Pearson, Vodafone rally; US GDP eyed
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday, underpinned by well-received results from the likes of Pearson and Vodafone, as investors eyed the release of US second-quarter GDP data.
London open: Stocks edge higher amid earnings avalanche; ECB announcement eyed
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through an avalanche of earnings releases and eyed the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
London open: Stocks edge lower as miners retreat; Aston Martin tanks
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday, with miners pacing the decline.
London open: Stocks rise, sterling drops as Johnson set to become next PM
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, with sterling under pressure ahead of the announcement of the new UK prime minister.
London open: Stocks nudge lower but oil majors rally
London stocks were just a touch weaker in early trade on Monday as investors looked ahead to what will be a busy week for corporate releases, with the appointment of a new Prime Minister due.
London open: FTSE boosted by Fed rate cut hopes
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from positive US and Asian sessions amid renewed hopes of more monetary easing from the US Federal Reserve.
London open: Stocks drop on downbeat US and Asian cues; pub groups buck the trend
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from weak sessions in the US and Asia amid ongoing worries about Sino-US trade relations, with all eyes on the release of UK retail sales data.
London open: Stocks edge lower as investors eye inflation data
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday amid renewed concerns about Sino-US trade relations and ahead of the release of key UK inflation data.
London open: Stocks steady ahead of UK jobs data; Burberry rallies
London stocks were steady in early trade on Tuesday as investors eyed the release of key UK jobs data.
London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull China data; US earnings season eyed
London stocks nudged up in early trade on Monday as investors mulled mixed Chinese economic data and looked ahead to the start of the US earnings season.
London open: Stocks gain despite concern US might intervene in FX markets
Stocks in London have started the session trading higher on the back of a record close overnight on the Dow Jones Industrials and continued hopes of looser central bank policies, with global trade still very much in focus.
London open: Stocks up as traders mull possibility of 50 point cut by the Fed
Shares in London are moving slightly higher in early trading, tracking gains made by stocks overnight on Wall Street after the head of the US central bank signalled that interest rate cuts were indeed on the table, leaving traders wondering if even a 50 basis point reduction might be possible at the end of the month.
London open: Stocks nudge down ahead of data slew, Powell testimony
London stocks nudged down in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed a slew of UK data releases, a testimony by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and minutes from the latest Fed meeting.
London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of Powell speech
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.
London open: Stocks steady ahead of busy week
London stocks were steady in early trade on Monday as investors continued to mull last week's better-than-expected non-farm payrolls report and looked ahead to some key events later in the week.
London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of payrolls; miners slump
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report, with miners under pressure.
London open: Stocks subdued; Burberry rallies on upgrade
London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday following solid gains the previous day, with a relatively quiet session expected as US markets will be closed for Independence Day.